1 T he Lord said to Moses,

And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

2 “ Say to all the people of Israel, ‘Be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.

Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy; for I Jehovah your God am holy.

3 E very one of you must have respect for his mother and his father. And keep My Days of Rest. I am the Lord your God.

Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father; and ye shall keep my sabbaths: I am Jehovah your God.

4 D o not turn to false gods or make gods for yourselves. I am the Lord your God.

Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am Jehovah your God.

5 ‘ When you give the Lord a peace gift, give it so you will be pleasing Him.

And when ye offer a sacrifice of peace-offerings unto Jehovah, ye shall offer it that ye may be accepted.

6 I t will be eaten the same day you give it, and the next day. But what is left until the third day will be burned with fire.

It shall be eaten the same day ye offer it, and on the morrow: and if aught remain until the third day, it shall be burnt with fire.

7 I f it is eaten at all on the third day, it is a sin. It will not be received.

And if it be eaten at all on the third day, it is an abomination; it shall not be accepted:

8 E very one who eats it will carry his guilt. For he has made the holy thing of the Lord sinful. That person will not be among God’s people.

but every one that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he hath profaned the holy thing of Jehovah: and that soul shall be cut off from his people.

9 ‘ When you pick the food of your land at gathering time, do not pick all the way to the corners of your field. And do not gather the food left on the ground there after you have picked.

And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleaning of thy harvest.

10 D o not gather what is left among your vines, or gather the grapes that have fallen. Leave them for those in need and for the stranger. I am the Lord your God.

And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather the fallen fruit of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and for the sojourner: I am Jehovah your God.

11 ‘ Do not steal. Be honest in what you do. Do not lie to one another.

Ye shall not steal; neither shall ye deal falsely, nor lie one to another.

12 D o not lie when you make a promise in My name, and so put the name of your God to shame. I am the Lord.

And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, and profane the name of thy God: I am Jehovah.

13 ‘ Do not make it hard for your neighbor or rob him. You should not keep the pay of a man who works for you until the next morning.

Thou shalt not oppress thy neighbor, nor rob him: the wages of a hired servant shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.

14 D o not say bad things against a man who cannot hear. Do not put something in the way of a man who cannot see. But fear your God. I am the Lord.

Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind; but thou shalt fear thy God: I am Jehovah.

15 ‘ Be fair in how you judge. Do not show favor to the poor or to the great. Be fair in how you judge your neighbor.

Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty; but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbor.

16 D o not go around saying things that hurt your people. Do not do things against the life of your neighbor. I am the Lord.

Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbor: I am Jehovah.

17 ‘ In your heart do not hate someone from your own country. You may speak sharp words to your neighbor, but do not sin because of him.

Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart: thou shalt surely rebuke thy neighbor, and not bear sin because of him.

18 D o not hurt someone who has hurt you. Do not keep on hating the sons of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord.

Thou shalt not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people; but thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself: I am Jehovah.

19 ‘ Keep My Laws. Do not let your cattle have young by a different kind. Do not plant your field with two kinds of seed. Do not wear clothing made of two kinds of cloth.

Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a diverse kind: thou shalt not sow thy field with two kinds of seed: neither shall there come upon thee a garment of two kinds of stuff mingled together.

20 I f a man lies with a woman who is a servant, promised to another man, but has not been paid for or made free, they must be punished. But they will not be put to death, because she was not free.

And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, that is a bondmaid, betrothed to a husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her; they shall be punished; they shall not be put to death, because she was not free.

21 H e will bring his guilt gift to the Lord at the door of the meeting tent. A ram will be used for the guilt gift before the Lord.

And he shall bring his trespass-offering unto Jehovah, unto the door of the tent of meeting, even a ram for a trespass-offering.

22 W ith it the religious leader will go through the worship of washing to take away the man’s sin, and he will be forgiven for the sin he has done.

And the priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the trespass-offering before Jehovah for his sin which he hath sinned: and the sin which he hath sinned shall be forgiven him.

23 ‘ When you come into the land and plant all kinds of trees for food, think of their fruit as being something you should not touch. You should not touch it for three years. It must not be eaten.

And when ye shall come into the land, and shall have planted all manner of trees for food, then ye shall count the fruit thereof as their uncircumcision: three years shall they be as uncircumcised unto you; it shall not be eaten.

24 B ut in the fourth year all their fruit will be holy, a gift of praise to the Lord.

But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy, for giving praise unto Jehovah.

25 I n the fifth year you may eat of their fruit, so they may give more food for you. I am the Lord your God.

And in the fifth year shall ye eat of the fruit thereof, that it may yield unto you the increase thereof: I am Jehovah your God.

26 ‘ Do not eat anything with the blood in it. Do not tell the future or do witchcraft.

Ye shall not eat anything with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantments, nor practise augury.

27 D o not cut the hair on the side of your head or face.

Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard.

28 D o not make any cuts on your body for the dead. Do not burn any pictures that will stay on your body. I am the Lord.

Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am Jehovah.

29 ‘ Do not put your daughter to shame by making her sell the use of her body. Or the land will become full of shame and sin.

Profane not thy daughter, to make her a harlot; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness.

30 K eep My Days of Rest and honor My holy place. I am the Lord.

Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary; I am Jehovah.

31 ‘ Do not ask what you should do from those who speak with bad spirits or talk to the dead. Do not find them or you will be unclean. I am the Lord your God.

Turn ye not unto them that have familiar spirits, nor unto the wizards; seek them not out, to be defiled by them: I am Jehovah your God.

32 ‘ Show respect to the person with white hair. Honor an older person and you will honor your God. I am the Lord.

Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honor the face of the old man, and thou shalt fear thy God: I am Jehovah.

33 ‘ If a stranger lives with you in your land, do not do wrong to him.

And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not do him wrong.

34 Y ou should act toward the stranger who lives among you as you would toward one born among you. Love him as you love yourself. For you were strangers in the land of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.

The stranger that sojourneth with you shall be unto you as the home-born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were sojourners in the land of Egypt: I am Jehovah your God.

35 ‘ Do not lie about the weight or price of anything.

Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in measures of length, of weight, or of quantity.

36 A lways tell the truth about it. I am the Lord your God, Who brought you out of the land of Egypt.

Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am Jehovah your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.

37 K eep all My Laws and do all that I tell you. I am the Lord.’”

And ye shall observe all my statutes, and all mine ordinances, and do them: I am Jehovah.